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Google Workspace users will see their Calendars front and center in Chrome
Google is adding a new daily calendar overview in newly opened Chrome tabs for Workspace users with easy access to schedules and video calls. That way, when you’re signed in with your organization’s account, the first thing you’ll see is your appointments and meetings, in addition to files stored in Google Drive. Regular Chrome users could already set up site…
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Google Chrome makes it easier to opt out of annoying notifications on Android
Google is expanding a Chrome safety feature to help you cancel pesky website notifications with a single tap. It’s already available on Pixels and is coming to more Android devices; adding a simple unsubscribe button in the notification so that you can get rid of websites you didn’t mean to subscribe to, like horoscopes or weird facts about ducks (there’s…
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How to update Google Chrome – Computerworld
The goal of all auto-updating is more secure browsing and a lessened chance of malware hijacking the application and planting itself on a PC. Removing the responsibility for updates, particularly security updates, from the user has been a decades-long theme in software for a good reason — it results in a higher percentage of up-to-date devices. (The 2017 WannaCry attacks…
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App Tamer Keeps Chrome (and Other Apps) From Slowing Down Your Mac
Ever since the move to Apple Silicon, Macs are now more powerful than ever. But although the likelihood of your Mac slowing down is low, there’s always the chance that an app wants to consume too many resources. Sometimes, apps such as Messages or Chrome run into bugs that makes them request way too much power, and this can bring…
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Russian APT29 hackers use iOS, Chrome exploits created by spyware vendors
The Russian state-sponsored APT29 hacking group has been observed using the same iOS and Android exploits created by commercial spyware vendors in a series of cyberattacks between November 2023 and July 2024. The activity was discovered by Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), who said the n-day flaws have already been patched but remain effective on devices that have not been…
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North Korean hackers exploit Chrome zero-day to deploy rootkit
North Korean hackers have exploited a recently patched Google Chrome zero-day (CVE-2024-7971) to deploy the FudModule rootkit after gaining SYSTEM privileges using a Windows Kernel exploit. “We assess with high confidence that the observed exploitation of CVE-2024-7971 can be attributed to a North Korean threat actor targeting the cryptocurrency sector for financial gain,” Microsoft said on Friday, attributing the attacks…
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How to enable Preload Page to speed up web browsing in Google Chrome
To speed up internet browsing in Google Chrome, open Settings > Performance, turn on the “Preload page,” and select the “Extended preloading” option. The feature will predict the sites you’re likely to visit and preload them through the Google servers. If you don’t want to use the feature, open Chrome Settings > Performance and turn off the “Preload page.” In Google…
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How to install any website as web app in Google Chrome
To install a site as an app in Chrome, open the website, open Chrome’s main menu, select the “Cast, save and share” menu, and choose the “Install page as app” option. In Google Chrome, you can install virtually any website as a desktop app on Windows 11, 10, and supported platforms, and in this guide, I will explain the easy…
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Google tags a tenth Chrome zero-day as exploited this year
Today, Google revealed that it patched the tenth zero-day exploited in the wild in 2024 by attackers or security researchers during hacking contests. Tracked as CVE-2024-7965 and reported by a security researcher known only as TheDog, the now-patched high-severity vulnerability is described as an inappropriate implementation in Google Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine that can let remote attackers exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.…
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Qilin ransomware now steals credentials from Chrome browsers
The Qilin ransomware group has been using a new tactic and deploys a custom stealer to steal account credentials stored in Google Chrome browser. The credential-harvesting techniques has been observed by the Sophos X-Ops team during incident response engagements and marks an alarming change on the ransomware scene. Attack overview The attack that Sophos researchers analyzed started with Qilin gaining access…
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